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Publishing · Communication Services · Fiscal year ends Apr 30
John Wiley & Sons reported revenue of $1.7B in the fiscal year ended Apr 2026, down 0.1% from the year before. Operating income was $277M, an operating margin of 16.5%, and net income was $222M. Operating cash flow of $261M less capital expenditure of $51M left free cash flow of $209M. Net debt was $608M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,083 | 2,020 | 1,873 | 1,678 | 1,677 |
| Cost of revenue | 701 | 693 | 580 | 431 | 432 |
| Gross profit | 1,382 | 1,327 | 1,293 | 1,246 | 1,245 |
| Selling, general & admin | 1,080 | 1,037 | 1,014 | 947 | 896 |
| Operating income | 219 | 55.9 | 52.3 | 221 | 277 |
| Interest expense | 19.8 | 37.7 | 49.0 | 52.5 | 43.8 |
| Pre-tax income | 210 | 33.1 | −187 | 143 | 215 |
| Income tax | 61.4 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 58.7 | −6.5 |
| Net income | 148 | 17.2 | −200 | 84.2 | 222 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.62 | 0.31 | −3.65 | 1.53 | 4.16 |
| Diluted shares | 56.6 | 56.4 | 54.9 | 54.8 | 53.2 |
| Fiscal year | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 100 | 107 | 83.2 | 85.9 | 75.6 |
| Receivables | 332 | 310 | 224 | 228 | 244 |
| Inventory | 36.6 | 30.7 | 26.2 | 22.9 | 19.3 |
| Current assets | 551 | 541 | 454 | 440 | 420 |
| Net PP&E | 272 | 247 | 192 | 162 | 136 |
| Goodwill | 1,302 | 1,204 | 1,091 | 1,122 | 1,132 |
| Total assets | 3,362 | 3,109 | 2,725 | 2,691 | 2,592 |
| Payables | 77.4 | 84.3 | 55.7 | 60.9 | 67.2 |
| Deferred revenue | 538 | 505 | 484 | 463 | 451 |
| Current liabilities | 969 | 896 | 873 | 821 | 779 |
| Short-term debt | 18.8 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 12.5 |
| Long-term debt | 768 | 743 | 767 | 789 | 671 |
| Total liabilities | 2,219 | 2,064 | 1,986 | 1,939 | 1,744 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,142 | 1,045 | 740 | 752 | 848 |
| Backlog (remaining obligations) | 557 | 522 | 499 | 479 | 469 |
| Fiscal year | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 339 | 277 | 208 | 203 | 261 |
| Capital expenditure | 88.8 | 81.2 | 76.1 | 61.5 | 51.2 |
| Free cash flow | 250 | 196 | 132 | 141 | 209 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 215 | 213 | 177 | 147 | 143 |
| Stock-based compensation | 25.7 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 22.2 | 20.6 |
| Acquisitions | 75.7 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Share buybacks | 30.0 | 35.0 | 45.1 | 60.4 | 100 |
| Dividends paid | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.0 | 76.1 | 74.4 |
| Fiscal year | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | −3.0% | −7.3% | −10.4% | −0.1% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −74.5% | −6.5% | 323.7% | 25.0% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −88.2% | −1277.4% | – | 171.9% |
| Gross margin | 66.4% | 65.7% | 69.0% | 74.3% | 74.3% |
| Operating margin | 10.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 13.2% | 16.5% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 0.9% | −10.7% | 5.0% | 13.2% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 13.0% | 1.6% | −27.1% | 11.2% | 26.1% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 9.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 11.8% | 15.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.0% | 9.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 12.5% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 2.29x | 16.1x | −1.04x | 2.41x | 1.18x |
| Receivable days | 58 | 56 | 44 | 50 | 53 |
| Inventory days | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| Payable days | 40 | 44 | 35 | 52 | 57 |
| Interest cover | 11.1x | 1.48x | 1.07x | 4.21x | 6.31x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.69x | 0.72x | 1.05x | 1.06x | 0.81x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 687 | 642 | 691 | 714 | 608 |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.60x | 0.52x | 0.54x | 0.54x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.